I PK 449/03
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Supreme Court dismissed cassation; protection under Art. 231 K.P. applies only if employment ended due to business transfer.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal against a regional court judgment awarding severance pay. The court found that the plaintiff was no longer an employee when the employer changed, and her employment termination resulted from economic reasons rather than the business transfer itself. Consequently, the protective provisions of Article 231 of the Labor Code were deemed inapplicable to her situation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 231 k.p.; Art. 4 dyrektywy 77/187/EWG: Protection under Article 231 of the Labor Code applies to employees transferring to a new employer only if their employment relationship ceased as a direct consequence of the transfer, excluding terminations based on economic, technical, or organizational reasons.
Keywords
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Labor Code Article 231
Business Transfer Protection
Severance Pay Entitlement
Employment Relationship Termination
Economic Reasons Dismissal
Cassation Appeal Dismissal
Employment Protection Directive
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 231 k.p.
Art. 4 dyrektywy 77/187/EWG
art. 365 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 393 § 12 k.p.c.
art. 45 k.p.
art. 8 k.p.
ustawa z dnia 28 grudnia 1989 r. o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy z przyczyn dotyczących zakładu pracy
art. 231 k.p
art. 52 k.p
art. 45 k.p
Cited Case Law
AI generatedP. Bork Innternational A/S In liquidation v Foreningen of Arbeitdsledere I Danmark acting on behalf of Briger E. Petersen and Jens E. Olsen v Junkers Industrier A/S (101/87 1988 ECR 3057)
I PKN 569/98 (OSNAPiUS 2000 nr 7, poz. 259)